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CARB Cracks Down On Violations with Big Fines

The Air Resources Board has fined the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and DBI Beverage Inc. for environmental violations relating to their diesel fleets.

CARB fined the LADPW $256,375 and DBI $116,400 for failure to comply with California air quality regulations.

The LADPW failed to properly self-inspect its diesel trucks to ensure they met state smoke emission standards. They also failed to properly affix Emission Control labels on the engines of their fleet vehicles and follow requirements of the Transit Fleet Vehicle and Public Agency and Utility Rules.

“This significant fine reflects the serious nature of LADPW’s violations,” said CARB Enforcement Chief Jim Ryden. ”We hold public agencies accountable for their mistakes the same as we do private businesses.”

DBI was fined for failing to monitor their fleet as required by state law. It also failed to self-inspect its diesel trucks in 2011 and 2012 for state smoke emission standards and failed to properly affix Emission Control Labels on the engines of their fleet vehicles.

“While DBI Beverage Inc. did violate California’s air quality regulations, the company does not have a history of past violations and its representatives were fully cooperative,” said Ryden.

As part of the settlement agreement, the LADPW paid $192,281 and DBI paid $87,300 to the California Air Pollution Control fund. The LADPW paid $64,094 and DBI paid $29,100 to the Peralta Colleges Foundation.

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Comments

1.tom[ September 02, 2014 @ 06:40AM ]

Idiots! Screw the tax payer! Earthquake couldn't come any faster.

2.Larz[ September 02, 2014 @ 10:07AM ]

Volvo is replacing their natural gas 2015 fleet with a fleet of new DME trucks. DME is man made, Oberon fuels has converter pumps in CA now. DME can be made from NG, Coal, Syngas, (Garbage), switchgrass, forest waste and more. Natural pipelines now in place can be used as is with DME. Replaces diesel with a simple pump conversion from (AFTC) Alternative fuel technologies.

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